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NASA’s Swift Boost mission readies for launch

An airplane began its journey across the Pacific on Thursday, June 18, with a rocket strapped to its belly. Inside that rocket was a rescue mission — a small robotic spacecraft that, later this month, will dock with an operating space telescope and hopefully boost its orbit. The target is NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory,Continue reading "NASA’s Swift Boost mission readies for launch" The post NASA’s Swift Boost mission readies for launch appeared first on

Astrobitica June 25, 2026 1 minute read

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An airplane began its journey across the Pacific on Thursday, June 18, carrying a rocket with a robotic spacecraft intended for a rescue mission. This spacecraft aims to dock with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory later this month to boost its orbit.

An airplane began its journey across the Pacific on Thursday, June 18, with a rocket strapped to its belly. Inside that rocket was a rescue mission — a small robotic spacecraft that, later this month, will dock with an operating space telescope and hopefully boost its orbit. The target is NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory,Continue reading “NASA’s Swift Boost mission readies for launch”

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